The name says it all: come with a big appetite. The Big Mouth is popular for its sushi offering, but a lesser-known secret is that they make a solid burger. The hamburger drips with deliciousness thanks to plenty of pickles, grilled onions and a saucy barbecue-basted ground beef patty (R109). It comes with an enamel cup filled with thick fries that are perfectly crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside. An extra R10 gets you a healthy helping of cheddar cheese.

We’re big fans of the standard setting here: all the burgers come with home-made patties filled with cheese. Get the Veronica burger, which comes with grilled Portobello mushrooms and smoked mozzarella, or enjoy the Diego, topped with cheddar, guacamole, salsa and a cheesy jalapeño sauce. Vegetarians can tuck into the Zhivago burger, with has a veggie patty with a butternut base and is topped with grilled mushrooms, tomato and smoky mozzarella.

This Americana-style restaurant offers a satisfying burger that, in the best way, tastes like you made it at home. The Double Double bourbon cheeseburger comes with two juicy and perfectly portioned patties, plus two slices of gooey mozzarella, two thick slices of fresh tomato, plenty of red onion and lettuce. It comes served with shoestring fries or an apple, celery, fennel and cabbage coleslaw. Also available is a pulled chicken burger served with the same sides.

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The pulled chicken burger at Calexico. Photo courtesy of the restaurant.

While sipping sundowners on the expansive terrace that overlooks the city’s forest jungle, have yourself a fittingly fancy gourmet burger. The Moroccan lamb burger costs comprises the tastiest most tender lamb, which is seasoned and grilled to perfection then served in a bun with a complementary combination of flavours and textures like giant onion rings, mint labneh, and cumin-and-tomato chutney. You’ll linger over every bite.

Vegetarians need no introduction to this health-food spot and the burgers are the showstoppers here. Try the Argentinian: your choice of a vegetarian, falafel or quinoa patty topped with home-made chimichurri on a freshly made bun. If that doesn’t take your fancy, there are a ton of other options available, including one with a quinoa patty grilled in farm butter and topped with home-made mayo, guacamole and chopped piquanté peppers. There’s also a vegan cheeseburger with toppings of hummus and vegan cheese sauce.

The double cheeseburger here is epic. The home-made 250g beef patty is filled with a tangy cheese sauce and placed atop the bun before being covered with melted cheese (R95). Else go for the beef brisket burger (R115), the pulled pork burger (R115) or the halloumi mushroom burger with basil pesto (R110).

Known for its super healthy offering, Jackson’s is where you go for the pleasure of a hamburger with far less post-consumption guilt. The beef burgers are made with 100% grass-fed beef, and the bunless vegan burger is likely the healthiest of the lot. Choose between an Italian or Mexican-style vegan patty, both of which come with vegan cheddar cheese, then prepare yourself for organic freshness like rocket, avo, tomato and red onion. It comes served with fries that, yes, have been cooked in coconut oil.

Burger talk can get a little awkward for vegetarians, but that’s not the case at Possums. Instead of sitting out of your monthly burger night, join the gang and head straight for this restaurant’s Middle Eastern vegetarian patty of chickpeas, lentils, oats and black rice. It’s topped with red cabbage, nuts and onion rings, and housed in butternut ‘buns’. You’ll never want to have a vegetarian burger anywhere else.

It all comes down to the protein when judging the quality of a burger. Society raises the bar with the Wagyu burger, topped with garlic aïoli, melted cheddar, tomato and red-onion salsa. It’ll set you back R149, but it’s worth every cent.

It’s a good idea to order a burger at a reputable steakhouse, especially one that grills the best ribs in the city. The restaurant rightfully boasts that the menu hasn’t changed in 40 years because it hasn’t needed to – that’s clear from the unfussy hamburgers that are beefy and consistently juicy. Try the 150g beef burger with oodles of bacon and cheese or the super spicy Vanquero burger served with French fries or a fat baked potato. Both are certainly worth return visits.

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